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Stronger Super transparency rules too stringent: FSC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013
... Financial Services Council (FSC) has called on Treasury to loosen transparency requirements associated with the Stronger Super reforms, including the product dashboard, portfolio holdings disclosure requirements, and Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) ...

AMP FS appoints director from CBA ranks

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013
... segments." Montague replaces Chris Jansen, who has moved to a new role within AMP preparing for the implementation of Stronger Super requirements.

FSC denounces lost super threshold rise

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
... capture the savings of many young and low incomes in particular." Brogden said the move went against the recent Stronger Super reforms. "This government's own SuperStream reforms have made it easier to bring accounts together." He said the new threshold ...

ASIC wants more adviser record-keeping rules

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013
... to prove the licensee and its representatives have complied with the ban on conflicted remuneration. Under the Stronger Super reforms, ASIC is also considering whether to impose a specific requirement on superannuation trustees to keep certain records ...

ASFA calls for clarity on Labor's super law freeze

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013
... that the industry is currently in the process of implementing significant regulatory changes as a result of the Stronger Super and FoFA reforms as well as other tax legislative measures," she said, urging regulators to work closely with the industry ...

Retirees unlikely to recover GFC losses: Cooper

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2013
... Challenger chairman of retirement income Jeremy Cooper. Cooper, who chaired the 2010 Super System Review that led to the Stronger Super reforms, said retirees would have weathered the GFC better if they had moved their super savings from an account-based ...

BNP Paribas launches Strong Super reporting solution

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013
... launched a solution to the reporting standards and portfolio holdings look-through requirements associated with the Stronger Super reforms. The solution will be provided by leveraging BNP Paribas' existing reporting capabilities in combination with Milestone ...

AMP, MLC impose Stronger Super levy

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2013
... retail super funds to signal that they will charge members a levy to pay for expenses related to the government's Stronger Super regime. The news came when MLC sent out a letter to advisers warning that such a levy would be introduced after mid-October. ...

Stronger Super look-through requirements may erode competitive edge

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013
The federal government's comprehensive look-through requirements, due to come in on July 1 2014, may compromise confidentiality agreements and erode members' returns, according to Graeme Miller, Towers Watson's director of investment services Australia. ...

Last-minute Stronger Super reprieve averts "ludicrous situation"

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2013
While the majority of the Stronger Super reforms now apply, the government has deferred two of its last-minute measures, after many in the industry said it was impossible to comply. The first measure to be deferred is the product dashboard for MySuper ...